Electronics test engineer; former instrument design and sales specialist; volunteer technical director, high school theater, and high school forensics/speech coach; church youth group leader; graduate of rural high-need high school.

Research associate with experience in education research focused on technical assistance and disseminating teaching materials; math tutor and instructor at community college; developer of methods for effectively tracking student progress and meeting benchmarks.

Undergraduate researcher with strong background in chemistry and experience on two different research projects, including one involving orchid embryos; certified phlebotomist; coach, high school color guard.

Visiting and adjunct lecturer at college level (operations, statistics, psychology); substitute middle and high school teacher; committee and board member for the American Red Cross and Jewish Family Services.

Math tutor, local high school and in college; teaching assistant, college calculus; ESL tutor for new, international T.A.s; volunteer coach, high school quiz bowl; coached high school science Olympiad team.

Bookkeeper with Detroit Public Schools, ten years; tutor for three years; former finance/HR officer in small business and former administrative assistant for community advisory council; Sunday school teacher for five years.

Mechanical engineer with 15 years’ experience in industry; former dolphin trainer and sailing instructor; Science Olympiad coach; volunteer tutor for students and adults, including high-need and special education.

Volunteer math tutor, middle/high school and community college; former student aide and teacher’s assistant; dean’s list student with multiple scholarships; writer and painter with interest in film and video.

Former supervisor and technical specialist in two water quality laboratories, with experience in wet chemistry and bacteriology; previously an electroneurodiagnostic clinician in healthcare; test administrator/proctor for Pearson VUE testing center.

Medical research finance administrator; former captain and All-American, Michigan Women’s Water Polo Team; high school water polo/swimming coach; volunteer, therapeutic horseback riding; will swim English Channel in 2012.

Elyssa Krivicich | Geneva, NY | Will attend: Grand Valley State University
• Undergraduate college, class, and major:The College of Wooster ’09, geology• Graduate college and degree: The Ohio State University ’11, geology (M.S)

Research assistant in tree ring lab at The College of Wooster; undergraduate researcher in Jurassic fossils from Israel, with two published journal articles; graduate teacher’s associate at OSU.

Jo-Ann Lucas | Grosse Pointe, MI | Will attend: University of Michigan
• Undergraduate college, class, and major:Wayne State University ’74, biology, minor in psychology• Graduate college and degree: American University of the Caribbean ’90, medicine (M.D.); Tulane University ’91, public health (M.P.H.)

College-level teacher for more than seven years in various biology concentrations, anatomy, physiology, nutrition and other sciences; founder and executive director of Youth and Family Services of Michigan.

Research engineer with 28 years of experience working with defense and intelligence agencies; Habitat for Humanity volunteer; author of seven published journal articles and numerous conference papers and technical reports.

Tamara Matthews | Redford Township, MI | Will attend: Wayne State University
• Undergraduate college, class, and major:Wayne State University ’98, engineering, minor in business administration• Graduate college and degree: Davenport University ’02, business administration (M.B.A.)

Certified health tech since 2007, with British Government training in classified drugs/substance abuse and the law; assistant director, General Assembly for the Chicago Global Classroom, United Nations Association of the United States.

Co-teacher for an internship at Oakland Technical Campus; volunteer reading group leader at local middle school; summer program teacher for at-risk youth; judge for local schools’ public speech contest on natural resources.

Board member and vice president for an international conservation organization; former lab technician in commercial R&D; behavioral therapist/personal support worker for special needs children; intern with Cosley Zoo.

Former business analyst and business owner; Montessori and Waldorf teacher; teaching assistant in anatomy/physiology for massage therapy; volunteer with the Huron River Watershed Council, leading school groups for streamside ecology walks.

College instructor for Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation; math tutor for School of Social Work; Math Corps summer camp instructor and mentor; community service chair and vice president of his fraternity.

Student researcher with the URGE program at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute; lab technician working with the U.S.D.A. on plum pox virus; quality control lab technician at Perrigo testing finished products.

Jordan Williams | St. Clair Shores, MI | Will attend: Wayne State University
• Undergraduate college, class, and major:Wayne State University ’11, mathematics

Mentor and tutor to all age groups; assistant teacher at Clintondale Continuing Education Center; tutored in after-school program for elementary students in Detroit Public Schools; Habitat for Humanity volunteer.

Engineer/business owner in electronics, telecommunications and information technology, 19 years; innovator who introduced the first digital recording equipment for Ghanaian courts; church music director.

Undergraduate teaching assistant, lab and classroom; lab assistant at Kettering University under a Department of Defense grant; residence hall president; volunteer, campus community service and recruitment groups.